Window frame



l tion there is constant diiiiculty with air be.

Patented Mar. 9, 1926. i

UNITED STATES- ANTHONY HABESHAN, OF BOGOTA, NEW JERSEY.

' V'WINDOW FRAME.

Application iiled May 26, 1925. Serial No. 33.005.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known thatI, ANTHONY HABESHAN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Bogota, in the county ofBergen and State of New J ersey,` have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Window Frames, of which the following is aspecification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to window frames, and particularly to the sill/,the sub-sill, the blind stop, and the facing construction.

In the ordinary window frame construcing forced through the jointsbetween the window frame and the siding and between the parts of thewindow frame into the room, and constant trouble, in driving rainstorms, of rain being forced past the window stop and pulley stile andthrough the space between the sub-sill and the sill and also through thejoint between the window frame and the siding of the house. y

The general object of the present invention is to prevent the entranceof air or water under pressure through the joints of the window and,throu h the joints between the window casing or Iraming and the wall ofthe Uhouse.

A more specific object is to provide means whereby water driven againstthe window stop will be carried downward and discharged onto theysub-sill and sill respectively and so ofl' of the window, and furtherto provide means whereby water can not pass between the sub-sill and thesill but if the water ldoes enter between the sill and subsill it willbe stopped and caused to discharge laterally and pass down the blindstop.

A further object is to rovide a window frame of this character w ich isparticularly designed to be used without substantial alteration eitherwith single sheathing or double sheathing, and in this connection toprovide a blind stop which is longitudinally kerfed so that where it isused with double sheathing the blind stop may be used at its full widthand where used with single sheathing the blind stop may be simply brokenoff at the kerf and thus adapted to be used.

A still further object is to provide a blind stop which has interlockingengagement with the sill and sub-sill and which provides means wherebythe blind stop may be nailed to the sin, which win 'prevent the sin fromsagging', when stepped on, as is the usual practice by carpenters insetting the frame in place in the building and which often causes atilting or sagging of the sill.

Other objects have to do with the details of ,construction andarrangement of parts as will appear more fully hereinafter.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the lower corner of a window casingconstructed in accordance =with my invention, the vparts beingseparated;

Figure 2 is a like view to Figure 1 but showing the parts assembled;

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the lower portion of a window frameconstructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 4 is a section through the window frame showing a singlesheathing;

Figure 5 is a like view to Figure 4 but showing the application of mywindowv -wliich is constructed in any usual or suitable manner, thiswindow' frame being shown as consisting of a pulley stile 10, thesub-sill 11, and sill 12` the sub-sill upon its upper face being formedadjacent its opposite ends with thetransverse grooves 13 for thereception of the lower ends of the pulley stiles 10, as is usual. Thissub-sill, as illustrated at its ends and adjacentits forward edge, iscut away, as at 14, this cut"- away portion providing a rectangularrecess extending inward from the front edge of the sub-sill such adistance that it will intersect the front edge of the pulley stile, asshown in Figure 1. this recess extending laterally to the end of thesub-sill.V

Theunder face of the sub-sill adjacent its rear edge is formed with alongitudinally extending groove 14a and the sill 12 at its rear edge isformed with an upwardly eX- tending bead or tongue 15 which engagesinthis groove and interlocks therewith. The sill 12 at its ends is cutaway so as to provide a portion 16 at the front of the sill whichprojects out laterally beyond the sub-sill and beyond that portion ofthe sill which extends beneath the sub-sill. The blind stop 17 has awidth greater than the distance between' the shoulder 18 dening lll) therecess 14 and the extremity of the sill 12 and has a length, of course,equal to the height of the window. This blind stop is formed of a singlestrip of board which at its lower end is cut away, as at 19, so as toprovide a downwardly projecting tongue which is adapted to engage behindthe tongue 16 of the sill, with the body of the blind stop resting uponthe sill 12 and lilling the cut-away portion 14 and bearing against theforward edge of the pulley stile.

' Preferably this blind stop is formed upon its inner face with alongitudinally extending, relatively deep recess 21 which is simplyformed in this blind stop for the purpose of enlarging the space for theweight. dened by the blind stop and the pulley stile. The blind stop islongitudinally kerfed, as at 22, and when this frame is used with asingle sheathing, as illustrated in Figure 4, the port-ion a is brokenoff by the carpenter onthe job so as to leave this blind stop relativelynarrow, but where the blind stop is to be used in connection with adouble sheathing the blind stop is left of its original width, asillustrated in Figure 5.

Disposed against the blind stop 1T is the casing 23. Preferably the sill12 is downwardly inclined on its upper face and the casing, of course,is correspondingly beveled at its lower end so as to fit upon thisdownwardly inclined face. This casing has a width less than the width ofthe blind stop, as shown. Of course, the pulley stile 10 carries thelongitudinally extending bead or stop 24 forming the parting stripbetween the two window sashes. It will be noted that the blind stop hasits tongue 20 disposed behind the tongue 16 of the sill and the blindstop"`is nailed to the sill through this tongue whereby to revent thesill from sag ing under the welght of a carpenter or ot er workmanengaged in setting the frames in the building and standing on the sill,as is necessary. Were this tongue omitted from the blind stop, the blindstop would have to be nailed to the sub-sill by nails extendinvertically upward through the sub-sill. t uch a construction as this isvery weak, as weight disposed upon the subsill or sill 'will act to drawthese nails. By nailing the tongue 20 to the sub-sill by nails passinghorizontally through the tongue,

the construction is rendered much stronger and there is no. liability ofsaggin v In Figure 4, which illustrates t e single sheathing, it will beseen that the 2 x 4 studding is designated A. This is the usual studdingfound in the wall. The siding is designated B, and it will be seen thatin this case in placing the window frame, the siding B half-way overlapsthe studding A and the casing 23 is disposed against the blind sto andagainst the .face of the studding A an abuts against the edge of thesiding B.

paper are disposed against the casing 23, as

illustrated, so that this outer sheathing B overlaps the joint betweenthe sheathing B and the blind stop and thus a broken joint is secured atthis point which prevents the entrance of water and prevents this waterfrom passing back behind the sheathing B. Except for thepfact that thisblind stop is broken along` the kerf 22, the construction is preciselythe same as heretofore described.

It will seenI that with this construction, if rain is beaten against theface of the pulley stile by the wind it will run down the face of thepulley stile, being prevented from going 'inward by the parting bead,andi any Water that seeps into the dado 13 will run down this dado ontothe face lof the sill. There is another place where water is liable toblow in through a joint in ordinarily constructed window frames and thatis between the sill 11 and the sub-sill. lVith my construction, however,this is absolutely prevented by the rib or tongue 15 extending upwardlinto the groove or dado 14. If any water should be blown in at thispoint between the sill and sub-sill, it is stopped by thislongitudinally extending tongue 15 and thus prevented from getting anyfurther inward on the subsill. The lateral movement of the water isprevented bythe blind stop. The blind stop extends down below t-he dado13 and across the front of the pulley stile and this absolutely preventsthe driving of water into the dado and, as illustrated in Figures 5 land4, the joint of the casing with the sheathin is disposed immediately infront of this blind stop or in front of the studding so that watercannot pass in at this point. x

This construction is very simple and is very slightly more expensivethan the ordinary window frame, with the addition, however, of theadvantages which have been heretofore pointed out. t may be as readilyerected and put in place as the ordinary window frame and no special orrelatively diiiicult milling of the several elements of the frame isnecessary. It may be remarked that this window frame has been thoroughlytested and it has been impossible to' drive Water throu h the joint's ofthe frame, where with the ordinary window framing it is not pgssible,evenl where the silland sub-sill have en white-leaded, to prevent waterfrom being forced inward where the water is driven against the windowframe forcibly, as under heavyfstorms. Y

While I have illustrated a construction which is very effective for thepurpose insill and a sub-sill, pulley Stiles engaged with the sub-sill,the sub-sill having a ,width greater than that of the stiles and havingits forward lcorners out awa-yto forni a rcetangular recess extendinglongitudinally of the sub-sill, blind stops having their lower endsdisposed in said cut-away portions of the sub-sill, the sill beingextended laterally beyond the ends of the sub-sill and the blind stopshaving tongues extending downward and engaging behind said extensions ofthe sill, and casings, each| disposed vertically against thel faces ofthe corresponding blind stops and resting at their lower ends upon thesill.

2. As an article of manufacture, a blind stop having a longitudinallyextending kerf upon its face extending a substantial distance into theblind stop from the face thereofto permit the easy reduction width ofthe blind stop to suit either single or double sheathed houses.

3. A window frame structure including a sill and sub-sill, pulley stilesextending upward from the sub-sill and engaged with the sill, vthesub-sill having a width greater thanv that of the Stiles and being cutaway at its forward corners to provide rectangular recesses intersectingand extending inward to the forward edlges of the pulley stiles,extending laterally on each side of each pulley stile, blind stopshaving their lower ends disposed in saidv cut-away portions of thesub-sill and resting upon the sill, the blind stops extending upwardagainst the forward edges of the pulley Stiles and extending laterallyon each side of the pulley Stiles, the sill being extended laterally atits endls beyond the ends of the sub-sill and each l blind Stop having adownwardly extending tongue lengaged by the corresponding extension ofthe sill, and casings, each disposed vertically against the faces of thecorresponding blind. stops andl resting at their lower ends upon thesill.

In testimonjy whereof I hereunto ailx my signature.

ANTHONY HABESHAN.

